Research interests (in short)

Basic research on the pathogenesis and treatment of type 2 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome and obesity

Clinical research on the treatment of obesity, diabetes and lipid metabolism as the principal investigator of numerous studies and clinical trials in phases 1, 2 and 3

Nutritional Medicine

Author of original publications (Medline: 117), of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and numerous reviews and articles in high-ranked journals (e.g. Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Diabetologia, European J. Clin. Investigation) as well as of books and book chapters

Speaker at conferences and advanced training courses, more than 600 invited lectures since 1996